This topic will cover several key areas essential for effective product ownership. It will begin with the fundamentals of the Product Owner role, explaining distinct responsibilities, benefits of mastering the role, common anti-patterns within Scrum Teams, and how various organizational contexts can impact the Product Owner's approach. The course will then address working with stakeholders, focusing on techniques to provide transparency on progress toward goals, methods to engage stakeholders for insights, and different decision-making approaches a Product Owner might use.
Additionally, it will discuss scenarios where the Product Owner may act as a neutral facilitator versus when a different engagement approach is needed. The course will also explore how the Product Owner collaborates with the Development Team on tasks such as defining "Done," and creating, refining, and ordering the backlog. Finally, it will tackle the challenges faced by Product Owners managing multiple teams, highlighting the complexities and strategies for effective product ownership across several teams.